Shubhankar, Shiv dazzle, but fall just short on either side of Asia

Shiv Kapur and Shubhankar Sharma lit up Sunday with stellar performances at virtually opposing ends of Asia even if they fell just short of the big prizes at the end.
Shiv Kapur and Shubhankar Sharma lit up Sunday with stellar performances at virtually opposing ends of Asia even if they fell just short of the big prizes at the end.
Khalin Joshi will be bidding to become the first player to successfully defend his title when the ninth edition of the Panasonic Open India tees off next week.
Gaganjeet Bhullar was sitting mid-pack with a 2-under card after 15 holes at the picturesque Lahinch Golf Course in Ireland in the $7 million Dubai Duty Free Irish Open on Thursday.
India’s international golf contingent, particularly the leading lights, are running out of time in the race for qualifying sports to the Internationals team led by Ernie Els for the upcoming Presidents Cup .
South Africa Women’s Open winner Diksha Dagar brought in a bogey-free final round of 3-under par 69 and a four-day total of 3-under 285 to share 13th place in the Ladies European Thailand Championship in Pattaya on Sunday.
Gaganjeet Bhullar’s beautifully struck hole-in-one on day two of the 2 million euro BMW International Open in Munich on Friday may have earned the Kapurthala golfer a swank sports car, but he will be far more focused on finishing the week strongly.
Thailand rode the vast experience of Thongchai Jaidee to a narrow victory in the third GolfSixes Cascais and become the first Asian winners of the short-format tournament in Portugal on Saturday.
For two-time winner Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia, the 2019 edition of the Hero Indian Open is all about redemption.
Bangladesh’s Md Zamal Hossain ended a seven-year winless streak with the Bengal Open title at the Tollygunge Club course on Friday with a 7-under 63.
Young guns powered themselves into the spotlight on the opening day of the Rs 30 lakh Bengal Open Golf Championship at the Tollygunge Club in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Sunit Chowrasia, nephew of two-time Indian Open winner S.S.P. Chawrasia, edged to a one-shot lead in the Players Championship on Thursday.